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title: "What's the maximum amount for a single payment?"
description: "A single payment can be up to 50,000 in its currency. For larger totals, split the amount across payments or take a deposit plus a balance."
url: "/docs/accepting-payments/whats-the-maximum-amount-for-a-single-payment/"
category: "Accepting payments"
---

A single payment can be up to **50,000 in the payment's currency** (for example £50,000, $50,000, or €50,000). If you need to collect more than that in one go, take it as more than one payment.

## Collecting more than the limit

- **Split it into stages** — [a deposit now and a balance later](/blog/deposits-and-stage-payments/) is common for larger jobs, and it also reduces the risk of one big charge being flagged for review.
- **Use more than one payment link** — send separate links that add up to the total.
- **Set up a subscription or instalments** — for ongoing or scheduled billing, see [How do subscriptions and recurring billing work?](/docs/accepting-payments/how-do-subscriptions-and-recurring-billing-work/)

A payment over the limit is stopped before it's charged, so you'll know right away rather than after the customer tries to pay.

## Related

- [How do I create and send a payment link?](/docs/accepting-payments/how-do-i-create-and-send-a-payment-link/)